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Letters Patent No. 98,148,`dated December 21, 1869.

` IMPROVED WASHING-MACHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesameA To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that We, A. P. GINDEL and MARTIN VOGEL, of Jacksonville, inthe county of Morgan, and State of Illinois, have invented a new andvaluable Improvement in Washing-Machines; and we do hereby declare thatthe following' is full, clear, and exact description of the constructionand operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of' this specification, and to lthe letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

Figurel, of the drawings, is a central vertical section of ourinvention, taken through the line x x.

Figure 2 isa horizontal section of the same, taken through the line y y.

Our invention relates to washing-machines, and consists, mainly, in theconstruction and novel arrangement of devices, whereby certain currentsare imparted to the water, in such directions that they will serve anefficient purpose in cleansing the goods.

The goods to be cleansed are placed in the wooden receptacle ortub A,who'se general shape is that of a frnstum of`- a cone.

For the purpose of partially confining the goods to the space betweenthe revolving dasher and the fixed wash-boards, hereinafter described, acircular' ledge, B, is attached to the tub, beingr secured to its innersurface some inches below the top.

There are also attached, to the inner surface of the tub, six or morewash-boards, usually'formed of corrugated zinc, which extend from the'bottom of the tub to the ledge B.

These wash-boards are lettered C.

l) is a rod whose lower end is fittedas a stopper to the waste-aperture.l This rod passes up through the circular ledge B, and is, therefore,easily reached, when Eis a zinc plate, lining the central portion of thebottom of the tub, the centre of which is reamed out, to form a socketor bearing for the pin o, fxedin thel centre ofthe bottom of the dasherF.

The dashcr F consists of a horizontal disk of wood, f, to which issecured a perpendicular shaft, f', terminating in a bevel-pinion, g, andbearing-pin It.

Secured, tangentially, to the shaft f are the dashboards G, each ofwhich has a vertical armextending up along the shaft f', and ahorizontal arm, extending out over the disk f.

H is a crossbar, of wood, whose endsare fitted in seats, formed in theinner edge of the top of the tub, in such a manner as to be easilyremoved therefrom, when necessary, for cleansing or other purposes.

Power is communicated by means of the crank K, the shaft of' which issupported in iron bearings, screwed to the cross-bar H.

This shaft terminates in a bevel-wheel, k', which engages with thebevel-pinion g of the dasher.

m designates a plate, secured to the cross-piece H, and pierced, to forma bearing for the pin h,.of the dasher.

L is a cover, usually placed over the crossfbar H, in such a manner asto protect the shaft and pinins from moisture, as far as possible,` aswell as to protect the goods from the iron, as they arevplaced in or-re-A"moved from the tub.

This cover L issecured by bolts and thumbmuts, each bolt being formedwith a cross-piece at the end, which is secured under the lugs of theear n', screwed to the side of the tub.

The central portion, of the bottom of the dasher is fitted with a pieceof zinc, similar to that on the bottom of thetub. y

A small leather .Washer is sometimes vemployed between these t-wo zincplates to prevent undue wearing thereof'.

The open spaces on cach side of the cross-bar H, in the top of the tub,are closed, when so desired, by covers, in the forni of wooden segments,fitted to the spaces spoken of.

The whole is usually mounted upon a three-legged frame, Z, inorderthatit may be more easily operated.

Attention is particularly directed to the simplicity of this machine, aswell as its completeness. Also to the fact that the coversbolts,gearing, cross-bar, and dasher, can all he removed from the tub in a fewseconds, if necessary, and as easilyreplaccd.

By the tangential lposition of the dash-boards, a longer sweep issecuredthan would be the case if they were attached radially. l

The vertical arm of the dash-board, it will be perceived isdesigned togive an outward or` centrifugal vcurrent to the water in the tub, while`the horizontal arm is arranged tocreate an upwardv current, and theformation of thc wash-boards, fixed to the side of the tub, is such thatthey directly meet the first or centrifugal current, thus causing areverse or back flow.

What we claim'as our imention,and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The washing-machine, herein described, having fixed wash-boards C C,separate from each other, the

dasher F, ledge B, bevel-wheels g and k', cross-bar H,

and cover L, constructed and arranged to operate sub'- stantially asspecified.

In testimony that we claim the above, we have K hereunto subscribed ournames, in the presence of two witnesses.

A. P. lCINDEL. MARTIN VOGEL.

Witnesses J Aeon R. DAvrnsoN, J EeEMmHPmRsoN.

